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Originally Posted by Stompy
Understood, but... that's funny because I frequently see a lot of people saying that rural america is for personal responsibility and less govt, so why would the right push for something like... ban of abortion or marijuana?
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i can see where you are coming from w/the marijuana argument... but having an abortion is taking personal responsibility for ones actions?
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Originally Posted by superbelt
Red America may do some little things day to day that make them feel like they are problem solvers, but it is the hard work of Blue America, both monetarially and in pushing for government running programs, that is keeping everything moving.
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without some proof i'm obliged to consider that nothing more than a self-gratifying pat on the back. as for pushing government policy...
Legislature
newt gingrich - georgia
tom daschle - south dakota
john mccain - arizona
dick gephardt - missouri
bob dole - kansas
bill frist - tennessee
Executives
President Ford - Nebraska
President Bush- Texas
President Clinton - Arkansas
President GWB - Texas
President Carter - Georgia
Veep Quayle - Indiana
Veep Gore - Tennessee
Veep Cheney - Wyoming
It appears that the leaders in government don't come from blue states at all. In fact, the two biggest blue-staters to hold office in the last 30 years were Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan... both revered by the right and reviled by the left.